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List updated regularly as we add new mic pres and D/I's to The Listening Sessions.

A Designs MP-1
Aphex Tube Essence
API 512C
API 212L
API 3124
API 528C
Avalon VT-737-SP
Behringer UltraGain Pro Mic2200
Benchmark Media 420
Brent Averill 1272
Buzz Audio MA-2.2
Buzz Audio SA-1.1
Crane Song Flamingo
DACS Clarity MicAmp
Dan Alexander Dual Class A
D.W. Fearn VT-1
Demeter HXM-1
Drawmer 1969
Drawmer MX60
Drawmer Tube Station
Earthworks 1022
ELBERG MP8
FMR Audio RNP 8380
Focusrite ISA 428
Focusrite Voicemaster Pro
Grace 101
Grace Lunatec V3
Great River MP-1NV
Great River MP-2
Groove Tubes Vipre
Groove Tubes Ditto
HHB Radius 40
Joe Meek MQ3
Joe Meek MC6Q
Joe Meek VC1QCS
Joe Meek VCTwinQcs
Joe Meek JM828
John Hardy M-1
Mackie VLZ
Manley SLAM!
Martech MSS-10
M-Audio Tampa
MCI 500
MCI 600
Millennia HV-3D
Millennia M-2B
Neve 33122 - Brent Averill version
Neve 1272 - Brent Averill version
Oram MWS
Phoenix Audio DRS-2
Requisite Audio PAL Plus
Requisite Audio Y7 MkIV
Sound Performance Lab 9844 GoldMike
Speck MicPre 5.0
Studio Projects VTB-1
Studio Projects VTB-2
Summit Audio 2BA-221
Summit Audio TD-100
Sytek MXP-4Aii
TC Electronic Gold Channel
TL Audio 5051 Ivory 2
Tube Tech MP-1A
Vintech Dual 72
Ward-Beck Pod4

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

[This message was edited by Dot on 03-11-03 at 02:10 AM.]

[This message was edited by Dot on 03-15-03 at 05:09 AM.]

Hi Dot, Peavey has a single channel tube mic pre (I think it's called the TMP). I've searched several forums and can find no one who has tried it. I think it has only 24 volt phantom power but it may be a good pre for miking a guitar amp with a dynamic or ribbon. It is susposed to be a real tube pre. Any chance you can have it on a listening session? Thanks, Don

The DACS Clarity MicPre has been added.

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

alba, I'm in contact with Peavey. I'll post something when I know more.

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

Dan, how bout the Pendulum Audio Quartet?
And could you try to find an original Neve 1073 module? Maybe this way we could try to decipher differences with its 'clones' (Vintech, Brent Averill, GR, etc.)

Thanks Dot, The listening sessions and Mojo Pie are the Greatest.

Wow. That Speck sounds nice.

I might have to go back down to Foxboro sometime soon...

Thanks for all your work on this Dan.

My songs

speed, we're contacting Pendulum Audio.

Getting a lot of 1073-type units is a tall order, but we're actually working on it.

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

Hey flatcat, good to see you here!

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

Hey Dot - sorry to say it's taken me so long to actually take a little bit of time and start listening to the Listening Sessions. Since I'd like to consider some better mics this year, I figured it was time I started doing some research.

I'll be interested in the bass DI stuff. That Summit Audio DI and the Avalon one also look nice.

Oh my God, my wife is just going to kill me.

Well - I have stuff I can swap out, I guess...

That's really an excellent resource. I'm curious, though, as to whether you're going to issue any report on preferences from the engineers or others that give listens to the stuff. I'd be interested to hear about conclusions you or others have reached thus far.

My songs

quote:

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Originally posted by flatcat:
I'm curious, though, as to whether you're going to issue any report on preferences from the engineers or others that give listens to the stuff. I'd be interested to hear about conclusions you or others have reached thus far.

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Hey flatcat, we're not really doing a shootout here - and every piece of gear has some value. We let the products do the talking. To a large degree what I think doesn't matter because people can listen and decide for themselves. So, no we won't be postling anything "official" from the engineers on The Listening Sessions.

But, of course, if you read around in some of the forums, I do make certain recommendations based on what someone is looking for. And - as far as conclusions – that's kind of tough to do right now because we're listening to so much gear and have new stuff coming in all the time.

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

hello Dot
I'm new here, and it would be great to get some opinion on this mic-pre with a SPDIF output:



info page for this product:
http://www.mindprint.com/english/proddp.htm

they have other products of interest too...

website is:

http://www.mindprint.com/english/indexproducts.htm

thanks

Tube

Tubedriver, I haven't had much success getting through to the US contact for Mindprint. I do have contact with Germany.

Sam Ash is the US distributor.

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

Ward-Beck is now on board with the Pod4 Dual Microphone Preamplifier.

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

I've been using Digitech VTP1 since about 5 years.It was discontinued some times back.The thing is so called hybride design, that is valve tube pre, solid state EQ, and AD converters, with lots of inputs and outputs, including SPDIF out and an option for AES/EBU. Is anybody outthere who uses VTP1, and what's your opinion?

Hi, Estradin. I haven't tried the Digitech VTP1. I can tell you that the technology has really increased in the last couple of years, and there are now mic pres available even under $200 that are better than pres from five years ago that cost much more.

My general opinion of any budget pre that's more than 4 years old or so is that its worth upgrading - and doing so doesn't have to break the bank.

On the other hand, if you're happy with the VTP1, by all means use it and possibly look at another area of your recording system where you could make an investment.

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

Hey Estradin,
I'm gonna have to agree with Dan, the VTP-1 was a pretty good pre a few years back (And I'm sure you'll continue to find use for it) however, the advancements in mic pre design over the last few years are astronomical. For instance, I have been a diehard fan of the HHB Radius 40 for a good while and I recommended it highly. Once we started the listening sessions, and I told Dan how I couldn't wait to put the HHB up against all the other stuff we had in, it quickly became obvious that a virtual plethora of pre designers had made enormous strides since the last time I bought a new pre. I still love the HHB, don't get me wrong ... but you have got to check out some of the new toys. The pre that you'll find out there for a fraction of what we were paying 3 years ago are kickin some serious but when it comes to "bang for the buck".

So keep your VTP 1 - you'll still use it, but go grab yourself up a "new hotty" and watch your monitors come to life.

Bruce Bailey
Sea Note Recording
Myrtle Beach, SC
http://www.seanoterecording.com

Hi Dot and crew. First, I want to reiterate what so many others have said by offering up a sincere Thank You for your efforts in producing the Sessions. You and the folks at Sea Note are providing a valuable service to those of us who don't have ready access to all these wonderful toys! Hat's off to y'all.

Wanted to ask you about the Studio Projects VTB-2. I see it listed as being one of the preamps used but have yet to see it show up in any of the four sessions. Is this because it hasn't been been gotten to yet, or is it not available even to you folks? I recall Alan saying something about shooting for a June time frame for release, but do you have a proto unit or something? Needless to say, I eagerly await the release of this one.

Also, not sure how you folks feel about the Focusrite stuff, but recently I've been looking at the Voicemaster Pro. Any chance you might be able to test that one?

Thanks again for all your efforts and reviews.

Hi, Skeetch. Thanks for the thanks! Glad you're getting something out of this.

The products listed have been confirmed by the manufacturers, but that doesn't mean we have them all in yet. The VTB-2 is not on the market, but when it's ready it will be included on the sessions.

I'm currently in contact w/ Focusrite, and will have something soon on them.

Dan Richards
Digital Pro Sound
The Listening Sessions

What about a Daking 52270B Mic-Pre/4 band Equalizer (http://www.daking.com)

Hans